Sometimes a person walks into a room and your heart beats different. It skips faster, your blood rushes, your pulse races, your breath speeds, and your heart starts to hammer with a kind of manic banging, like it's going to burst out of its cage any moment now. Attraction does that to you. (So do… Continue reading The ‘be’ in my longing…
Category: love
She’s exactly like you!
They say, "she's exactly like you!" But I look over at you, and I see...so much more! You're a little bit of me, sure...the good 'little' I hope, And you're a little bit your dad...his excellent 'little.' But...you are still so much more! I look over at you and marvel, did she really come through… Continue reading She’s exactly like you!
A Mother’s Job Profile
Note to self: Daily reminder My job profile: My children are NOT my report card of an imaginary parenting exam! Their achievements are NOT a certificate of my ‘wonderful’ skills as a mother. Their success is purely their own...a product of their dedication, hard work, luck, and destiny. I am here to unconditionally love, assist… Continue reading A Mother’s Job Profile
#Remember The Time You Did Not Rape Me
If I were ever asked to give an acceptance speech, for the award that is my life, I imagine it would go something like this… ‘To the most important men in my life, I would like to say Thank You. Thank you to my father, for bringing me up just right. For teaching me to… Continue reading #Remember The Time You Did Not Rape Me
